A site for my handmade cards, accompanied by my photos and written meanderings which are occasionally witty, often tongue-in-cheek, and rarely profound. Beginning in June 2013, you'll also see lots of NBUS, which is an acronym I coined for Never-Before-Used-Schtuff. Note: my Privacy Policy can be found at a tab below. Thanks for coming by! Have a beverage and enjoy!

The first thing that came to mind when I saw "count me in" was that it's another way to say, "count on me." So this is my card:

The shiny green paper from DCWV comes with a woodgrain design, perfect for a sign, and since I used a snippet of it, it provides me with an ant tray into this week's challenge at Pixie's Crafty Snippets Playground where lotsa girls are already in full attendance!

My NBUS is the adorable Paper Smooches giraffe from the "Zoo Crew" set. I heat embossed the sediments. The "I'm here for you" is from PTI "Think Big Favorites #4." I masked the "for" and replaced it with the number "4" (also NBUS) from the Hero Arts "Illustrator's Alphabet" set. Further deets are below.

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I'm so happy to welcome our newest friend, Lindsey from Occasional Crafting! Lindsey is fairly new to blogging and she makes adorable and clever card art! I know you will very much enjoy your visit to her. Thank you so much, Lindsey, for joining our party!

BTW, Lindsey created her blog on a whim and I'm so glad she did! When was the last time you went out on a whim?

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Enjoy your day! No, seriously, enjoy. LITS*!

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Cute card Darnell and a great take on the sketch :)Gorgeous pictures-thank you for sharing,the Twinks are growing up sooo fast arn't they?(i just can't believe the length of those legs in the "contemplation"picture!)tall men in the making :)Have a great week(don't work too hard now)Nessa xxxx

Great card Darnell. Your boys are still cute, but growing up fast, they won't be cute for too much longer. I have twin nephews who are fifteen, lovely, but not what you'd call cute. More like airy and smelly now :-)

Love your take on the sketch Darnell and your giraffe is so cute! How clever to rest his chin on the sign, I love it:) Looks like you had a wonderful weekend, the twinks obviously enjoyed themselves.Val x

Super snippets card Darnell - love that cute giraffe. Then I read further down and the Twinks totally stole the show :) Super photos and I love the thought they intended to sell your own rocks back to you :)

There's a thought, we don't have a tuck shop in the Playground - are they available for hire to open one?

Darnell was to nail three challenges my friend--LOVE your card! The giraffe is adorable and the green tag? perfect. I especially love the photos of the twinks and really who else would you sell your rocks to besides the owner???

Ooh! Your card is cute & clever! (Although I think that all of your cards are clever!! -- hope you save some for the rest of us!!) -- ;)) I recvd some pretty awesome "WOW" mail when I got home last night !! Yay!! I really loved that card & I was happy to see it up close & personal -- THANK YOU so much !!!!! :)) :)) Your photos make me smile -- love the fun adventures you have w/ the boys & that you document them! :)) Have a lovely week! Maybe I'll see you tomorrow...

Darnell this card is WAY beyond cute!! Love this big eyed fella peeking over the tag!!! The twinks and the rocks...what a fun story. So happy you had a great weekend with them! THANK YOU so very much for the sweet sweet congrats comment. You're a peach ;)

Twinkersons! LOVE IT! And my two still adore being swaddled right up too :) Love those sweet blankets! The rock shopppe....omg, I laughed. (maybe snorted, you never mind!)And oh yeah, wasn't there a card? Featuring a giraffe that's one of my own NBUS? Love it :)

The photos made my heart smile! You guys are so lucky to have these two n your lives...and vice versa! Two adorable youngsters...the twinks that is!

Love the orange sneakers!

Your card is fabulous! Green, black & white is always such a 'fetching' color combo that conjures up a feeling of renewal - perhaps so many things green continue to grow! Perfect colors for the sentiment. Sweet giraffe too!

So ca-ute!! That is the card and the twinkies! ;) I am astounded that you managed to make a card that satisfied the requirements of all of those challenges - you really are the Queen of all this blog challenge malarky!

And yes, darling other half is all mended now...thank you for remembering and asking :) I now have to start 'Operation Man Cooking Dinner' over again, but that's ok, he he! ;)

Clever use of the sketch. Loved your card, and masking out the words to add your number. Great idea and worked well. When I mask, sometimes it doesn't! Perfect for the little giraffe, and using NBUS. Enjoyed the pictures too. These boys are growing tall! I can see their grandpa was enjoying the business meeting too. TFS & giving me a big smile this evening. Hugs

Great card...that giraffe is a cutie! But the twinks steal the show...Love that they sell the rocks back to you.

Little Mr P found a mustache rock on our gravel driveway at the lake. He carefully tucked into the cup containers on the dash and then forgot about it...when we finally got home a couple weeks later, he asked DH to open up the truck so he could get his mustache! How do they remember? luckily we saved it! lol

You've really captured the DD colors here, Darnell. And in such a darn clever way too! Love how the little giraffe is 'holding' the sign. Great card. However, my favorite part of your post is all about your family. Those boys are adorable, and it's easy to see the love going on. Awesome. I get my little kiddies for a sleepover this Saturday. Cannot wait. Later dudette. Bev

Love this card...especially the way you interpreted "count me in". Looks like you had a great weekend with your darling grandsons. My favorite part is the rock selling...I totally did that when I was little, too. AND a HUGE thank you for your sweet words. I followed you because I love your work and certainly didn't expect anything in return. You are too kind!

Well, I would think this counts twice for the challenge, you used a number, and you incorporated the spirit of "count me in" ... so very smart of you, Darnell! And it turned out so well too! Thanks so much for joining the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge!

PS. thanks so much for sharing photos of your weekend! They totally remind me of my boys. A rock store, tadpoles, and being wrapped up are right up their alley. In fact, I have about 5-6 tadpoles still on my front porch. Why the heck they haven't turned into toads yet like ALL of their brothers and sisters, I do not know.

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I have been stamping and making cards since 2002. I've been married 47 years to Kevin, known herein as "Mister." Our son Daniel and his wife Rachel have twin sons Henry and Adam. Card-making and blogging are wonderful hobbies which have brought me noodles of friends! Oh, and I have an imaginary hamster named Hammy who keeps me in line. Thank you for visiting, joining, and commenting! It will be my pleasure to return the flavor!!